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211PUS05227
HIGH MICROPORE VOLUME LOW SILICA EMT-CONTAINING METALLOSILICATES
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to the field of synthetic molecular
sieves of the structure EMT and FAU/EMT haYi ng high micropore volume. More
specifically, the present invention is directed to an intergrowth of cubic
and hexagonal FAU/EMT crystals having such high micropore volume. The
synthesis of the composition and use in adsorptive separations is also
demonstrated.
BACKGROUND OF THE PRIOR ART
Both natural and synthetic crystalline aluminosilicates are known and
may generally be described as alumino-silicates of ordered internal
structure having the following general formula:
M2~nO: Al 203:YSi 02:ZH20
where M iS a cation, n is its valence, Y the moles of silica, and Z the
moles of the water of hydration.
When water of hydration is removed from the crystalline
aluminosilicates, highly porous crystalline bodies are formed which contain
extremely large adsorption areas inside each crystal. Cavities in the
crystal structure lead to internal pores and form an interconnecting
network of passages. The size of the pores is substantially constant, and
this property has led to the use of crystalline aluminosilicates for the
separation of materials according to molecular size or shape. For this
reason, the crystalline aluminosilicates have sometimes been referred to as
molecular sieves.
The crystalline structure of such molecular sieves consists basically
of three-dimensional frameworks of SiO4 and AlOq tetrahedra. Isomorphous
substituition of boron or gallium for aluminum in a zeolite framework may
be achieved. The tetrahedra are cross-linked by the sharing of oxygen
atoms, and the electrovalence of the tetrahedra containing aluminum is
balanced by the inclusion in the crystal of a cation, e.g., alkali metal or
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alkaline earth metal ions or other cationic metals and various combinations
thereof. These cations are generally readily replaced by conventional ion-
exchange techniques.
The spaces in the crystals between the tetrahedra ordinarily are
occupied by water. When the crystals are treated to remove the water, the
spaces remaining are available for adsorption of other molecules of a size
and shape which permits their entry into the pores of the structure.
Molecular sieves have found application in a variety of processes
which include ion exchange, selective adsorption and separation of
compounds having different molecular dimensions such as hydrocarbon
isomers, and the catalytic conversion of organic materials, especially
catalytic cracking processes.
U.S. Patent 3,123,441 discloses a lithium aluminum silicate zeolite
having a lithium oxide to alumina ratio of 1:1 and a silica to alumina
ratio of 2:1.
U.S. Patent 3,411,874 discloses the preparation of a zeolite ZSM-2
which has the chemical formula M2/nO:Al203:(3.3-4.0)SiO2:ZH20. The
composition includes lithium as the M specie and is known to have utility
for selective adsorption and separation of compounds, such as hydrocarbon
isomers. The zeolite is synthesized from a single mixture over a period of
from three days up to three months.
In U.S. Patent 3,415,736, lithium-containing crystalline
aluminosilicate compositions are disclosed which are broadly recited to
include (0.05-0.8)Li20:(0.95-0.2)Na20:Al203:(2.0-6)SiO2:(0-9)H20 and, more
specifically, (0.3-0.8)Li20:(0.7-0.2)Na20:Al203:(2.8-4)SiO2:(0-9)H20. These
zeolites are known as ZSM-3. They also are described as having utility in
selective adsorptive separations, such as for hydrocarbon isomers. The
crystalline ZSM-3 is recited to contain a hexagonal crystalline structure.
The zeolite is typically synthesized from a combination of four solutions
which form a gel from which the zeolite crystallizes over a period of hours
or days.
In an article entitled, "Synthesis and Characterization of VPI-6" by
Mark E. Davis, appearing in Molecul~r Sieves, (1992) pp 60-69, a
crystalline zeolite having cubic and hexagonal intergrowth in the faujasite
structure is disclosed. The synthesis of the zeolite involve aging a
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solution for 24 hours and indicates that aging is an important criteria of
the synthesis. Specifically, the author of this article attempted to
synthesize the zeolite in only the sodium cation form. As presented in
Fig. 4 of the article, the micropore volume of VPI-6 is very low (<0.2
cc/g). The utility of the VPI-6 zeolite is recited to be as an adsorbent
or ion exchange medium.
J. L. Lievens, et al. in an article "Cation Site Energies in
Dehydrated Hexagonal Faujasite", appearing in ZEOLITES, 1992, vol. 12,
July/August, pp 698-705, reviews properties of hexagonal faujasite
designated as EMT. FAU/EMT intergrowths were also discerned i-~ the studied
EMT materials. Sodium was the cation which was involved in the cation site
studies, and Si/Al ratios of 4.6 were specified.
U.S. Patent 5,098,6~6 discloses faujasite compositions in which high
Si/Al ratios are attempted, preferably above 3. Hexagonal and cubic
structure mixtures are disclosed. All of the examples have compositions
with Si/Al ratios above 3.7. Crown ethers were used in the synthesis as
structure directing agents.
U.S. Patent 5,116,590 discloses a zeolitic structure, ECR-35, which
has a Si/Al ratio of 2:1 to 12:1, preferably 4. ECR-35 is an intergrowth
of faujasite and Breck Structure Six (a nomenclature for hexagonal
faujasite, subsequently EMT). Cation sites are occupied by
tetraethylammonium and methyltriethylammonium cations.
J. A. Martens, et al. in an article entitled "Phase Discrimination
with 29Si MAS MNR in EMT/FAU Zeolite Intergrowths", J. Phys. Chem. 1993, 97,
pp 5132-5135, describes the evaluation of ZSM-2 and ZSM-3 in lithium
exchanged format to dete~mine the content and extent of any EMT and-FAU
phases in their crystal structures.
G. T. Kokotailo, et al., reported in "Synthesis and Structural
Features of Zeolite ZSM-3", Molecular Sieve Zeolites - I, Amer. Chem, Soc.,
1971, pp 109-121, the synthesis of ZSM-3 with a composition of (0.05-
~)~i20 (0 2-0 95)~a20 Al203 (2-6)sio2:(o-9)~2o.
D. E. W. Vaughan, et al., in "Synthesis and Characterization of
Zeolite ZSM-20", in Zeolite Synthesis, Amer. Chem. Soc. 1989, pp 545-559,
investigated the effect of potassium on the ZSM-20 material which was
synthesized with an organic template cation and reported to have hexagonal
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and cubic crystal structure. As reported in Table 1, potassium had an
adverse impact on the formation of the ZSM-20 structure.
The prior art fails to provide a synthetic composition that is free
of lithium and/or organic species which produces a cubic/hexagonal
intergrowth of FAU and EMT crystalline metallosilicate having high
micropore volume. The present invention as set forth below uniquely
achieves these goals to provide a high performance, novel, selective
separation adsorbent with new compositions. The utility of the compostion
for gas separations, such as the recovery of oxygen from air will be
demonstrated. ~-
BRIEF SUMMARY OF IHE INVENTION
~ he present invention is a crystalline metallosilicate compositioncomprising an EMT structure- with a Si/X ratio of less than 2.0 and a
micropore volume in the sodium and/or potassium form of at least 0.20
cm3/g, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, boron
and gallium.
Preferably, the EMT structure is in an intergrowth with a FAU
crystalline structure.
Preferably, the intergrowth has an EMT structure content in the range
of at least 5% to less than 100% by weight.
Preferably, X is aluminum.
Preferably, the metallosilicate is cation exchanged with lithium,
preferably to greater than 80%, more preferably greater than 85%. More
preferably, a remaining cation is selected from the group consisting of
calcium, magnesium, zinc, nickel, manganese, sodium, potassium and mixtures
thereof.
Alternatively, the metallosilicate is cation exchanged with calcium,
more preferably combinations of calcium and lithium.
Preferably, the composition is approximately 1.4 Si/Al. More
preferably, the composition is approximately 1.0 Si/Al.
Preferably, the composition is prepared from at least one aged gel.
In a preferred embodiment, the present invention is a crystalline
aluminosilicate composition comprising an FAU/EMT intergrowth structure
with a Si/Al ratio of less than 2.0, a micropore volume in the sodium
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and/or potassium form of at least 0.20 cm3/g and a cation exchange of more
than 80% with a cation selected from the group consisting of lithium,
calcium and mixtures thereof.
The present invention is also a method of synthesizing a crystalline
metallosilicate composition having an intergrowth of EMT and FAU
structures, comprising; forming a first gel containing M2/nO, Al203, ~1.5
SiO2 in water wherein M is a metal cation, ageing the first gel at a
temperature below the crystallization temperature of its constituents,
forming a second gel containing M2/nO, Al203, SiO2 in water wherein M is a
metal cation, mixing the first gel and the second gel, crystallizing the
intergrowth of EMT and FAU structures and recovering it from the mixture of
the first and second gels.
Preferably, a cation selected from the group consisting of lithium,
calcium and mixtures thereof is ion exchanged with the metallosilicate to
greater than 80%. More preferably, the lithium is sourced from lithium
chloride and the calcium is sourced from calcium chloride.
Preferably, the mixture of the first gel and the second gel is heated
to induce crystallization.
Preferably, both gels are aged prior to mixing the gels.
Preferably, a gel is aged for a period of time in the range of 2 to
144 hours at a temperature below the crystallization of the gel's
constituents.
The present invention is also a process of adsorptively separating a
more strongly adsorbed gas from a less strongly adsorbed gas in a gas
mixture containing a more strongly adsorbed gas and a less strongly
adsorbed gas, comprising; contacting the gas mixture with a zone of
adsorbent containing crystalline metallosilicate composition having an EMT
structure with a Si/X ratio of less than 2.0, a micropore volume in the
sodium and/or potassium form of at least 0.20 cm3/g and a cation exchange
of more than 50% with a cation selected from the group consisting of
lithium, calcium and mixtures thereof, wherein X is selected from the group
consisting of aluminum, boron and gallium, selectively adsorbing the more
strongly adsorbed gas preferentially to the less strongly adsorbed gas,
removing a gas containing the less strongly adsorbed gas and depleted in
the more strongly adsorbed gas from the zone and separately removing the
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more strongly adsorbed gas from the adsorbent.
Preferably, the zone is operated through a series of steps in a
cyclical manner comprising; adsorption where the gas mixture contacts the
zone at elevated pressure to adsorb the more strongly adsorbed gas until
the adsorbent approaches saturation with the more strongly adsorbed gas and
the gas containing the less strongly adsorbed gas and depleted in the more
strongly adsorbed gas is removed as a product, discontinuing adsorption and
desorbing the zone to remove adsorbed more strongly adsorbed gas from the
adsorbent to regenerate the adsorbent, repressurizing the zone with a gas
rich in the less strongly adsorbed gas, and repeating the s~ri~s of steps
to conduct a continuous process.
Preferably, the steps are conducted in a plurality of parallel
connected adsorption beds as the zone wherein when one bed is conducting an
adsorption step another bed is being regenerated. More preferably, the
plurality of beds is two parallel connected beds.
Preferably, the more strongly adsorbed gas is nitrogen.
Preferably, the less strongly adsorbed gas is oxygen.
Preferably, the gas mixture is air.
Preferably, the adsorption is conducted at a pressure in the range of
10 to 30 psia.
Preferably, the desorption is conducted at a pressure in the range of
0.1 to 7 psia.
Preferably, the gas containing the less strongly adsorbed gas and
depleted in the more strongly adsorbed gas is at least 90% oxygen by
volume. More preferably, the gas containing the less strongly adsorbed gas
and depleted in the more strongly adsorbed gas is at least 93% oxygen by
volume.
Preferably, a predominant cation is lithium and a remaining cation is
selected from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium, zinc, nickel,
manganese and mixtures thereof.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 (a) is an x-ray diffraction (XRO) pattern, in degrees (2~)
vs. intensity (counts) measured with a variable slit, for a composition
synthesized in Example 1 of the present invention.
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Figure 1 (b) is an XRD pattern, in degrees (20) Y5. intensity
(counts) measured with a variable slit, for a composition synthesized in
Example 2 of the present invention.
Figure 1 (c) is an XRD pattern, in degrees (20) vs. intensity
(counts) measured with a variable slit, for a composition synthesized in
Example 3 of the present invention.
Figure 2 is an XRD pattern, in degrees (20) vs. relative intensity
(counts), for a composition synthesized in Example 4 of the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a crystalline metallosilicate
composition having an EMT, preferably E~lT/FAU, structure haviny the
chemical composition:
M2/no:x2o3:(2.0 to <4 o)sio2 (0-lO)H2
wherein M equals one or more metal cations having a valence of n, such as
(0.20-1.0)Na20:(0.80-O.O)K20, and X selected from the group consisting of
aluminum, gallium and boron and in which the composition as measured in its
sodium and/or potassium form has a high micropore volume greater than 0.20
cm3/g. Preferably, the X constitutes aluminum. Preferably, the
predominant cation is lithium, calcium or a combination of both with the
remaining cation content being sodium, potassium, magnesium, zinc, nickel,
manganese and mixtures. Preferably, the predominant cation exchange level
is greater than 50% (Cation/X ratio of more than 0.50), more preferably
greater than 80%. Although the silicon dioxide to aluminum oxide ratio is
in the range of 2:1 to ~4.0:1 (Si/Al= 1 to <2.0), the preferred
compositional ratio approximates <2.8 (Si/Al'1.4), more preferably 2.0
(Si/Al= 1).
The compositions of the present invention also include an intergrowth
with a metallosilicate FAU structure and can comprise the cubic FAU
structure (faujasite) intergrown with a hexagonal EMI structure (hexagonal
faujasite) in a zeolitic crystal. The FAU/EMT crystalline zeolites of the
present invention are a modified faujasite wherein the cubic faujasite is
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identified with the structure code FAU with its cubic structure and silicon
dioxide to aluminum oxide ratios in the range of 2:1-4.0:1, making it a
synthetic faujasite. A related structure with hexagonal symmetry is
generally recognized under the code EMT. EMT and FAU are recognized
zeolitic crystal structures of the Structure Commission of the
International Zeolite Association, as set forth at pages 88 and 96 of the
ATLAS OF ZEOLITE STRUCTURE TYPES, by W.M. Meier and D. H. Olson (1992)
published by Butterworth-Heinemann on behalf of the Commission. FAU
structure consists of sodalite cages jointed through double 6-ring in a
cubic symmetry. EMT structure consists of sodalite cages join-ted through
double 6-ring in a hexaqonal symmetry. FAU/EMT intergrowths are formed
when FAU and EMT phases stack to each other within crystals, wherein the
domain sizes and composition of each phase can vary.
FAU and EMT intergrowth crystalline zeolites with silicon dioxide to
aluminum oxide ratios less than 4.0:1 and having high micropore volumes in
measured in the sodium and/or potassium form have not previously been
synthesized. An important aspect in obtaining the intergrowth compositions
of the present invention is the synthesis method using a combination of
gels in which at least one gel has been allowed to age prior to admixture
of the gels, preferably a silica-rich gel with a Si/Al ~ 1.5, and inducing
crystallization of the desired crystalline zeolite, in this case, the
FAU/EMT structures. The synthesis mixture may contain at least two cations
selected from sodium and potassium. A lithium, calcium or mixture of such
cations exchange of the cation content of the metallosilicates of the
present invention may be conducted after crystallization. The lithium or
calcium exchange can result in even greater micropore volumes. Preferably,
the synthesis is performed with two gels in which an aluminum-rich gel is
mixed with a silicon-rich gel to produce the modified metallosilicates of
the present invention.
Ageing of a gel for the purpose of this invention is the process of
preparing a gel and maintaining it at a temperature below its
crystallization point for sufficient time so that when it is mixed with
another gel an intergrowth is ultimately formed under conditions of
crystallization. Typically, the ageing period is from 2 hours up to and
potentially exceeding 6 days (144 hrs.). In the process of ageing a gel,
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the time necessary is approximately inversely proportional to the ageing
temperature.
The metallosilicates of the present invention are synthesized without
lithium cations, tetramethylammonium, crystallization directing agents or
organic templating agents and achieve an unexpected high micropore volume
in excess of 0.20 cubic centimeters per gram of the composition using only
sodium and/or potassium cations in the gels. Higher micropore volumes can
be expected when these metal losi licates are subsequently exchanged with
lithium cations.
The present invention is also a method of preparing a c~ystalline
aluminosilicate having an FAU/EMT intergrowth structure, comprising; a)
forming a first gel containing M20, Al203, and SiO2 in H20 ~herein M is Na
or K or a combination of both, b) ageing the first gel for a period of at
least 1 hour at room temperature, preferably 20 to 50 hours, c) forming a
second gel containing M20, Al203, and SiO2 in H20 wherein M is Na or K or a
combination of both, d) mixing the first gel and second gel, e) heating the
mixture at temperature below 150C, preferably between 50C and 90C, and
f) recovering a crystalline product from the mixture. The synthesis of
FAU/EMT intergrowths can be performed with ratios of reactants within the
following ranges:
Broad range Preferred range
M/Al 1.0 - 9.0 1.5 - 7.5
si2/Al23 2.0 - 10.0 2.2 - 6.5
H20/A1 23 100 - 500 120 - 150
The present invention will now be exemplified by specific examples
set forth below:
Example 1. Synthesis of FAU/EMT interqrowth with Si/Al=1.45
Synthesis of FAU/EMT intergrowths involved two gels with different
Si/Al ratios.
Gel '1' was prepared as follows. 12.78 9 of NaOH solution (50 wt.%)
was mixed with 49.2 g of deionized water. 6.66 9 of Al(OH)3 powder (J.T.
~aker) was added to form a sodium aluminate solution. 50.0 9 of colloidal
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silica (Ludox HS40, Dupont) was mixed into the above solution. The mixture
was stirred at room temperature for 46 hours. The obtained gel '1' has the
following molar composition: Na20 : Al203 : 10 SiO2 : 140 H20.
Gel '2' was prepared as follows. 11.46 g of NaOH (97 wt.%) was
dissolved in 50.0 9 of deionized water. 6.0 g of Al(OH)3 powder (J.T.
Baker) was added to form a sodium aluminate solution. 6.93 g of KOH (87.4
wt.%) was dissolved into the above solution. Then, 13.8 9 of sodium
silicate (PQ 'N' brand) was added to form a gel. The gel was aged at room
temperature for 20 hours. The obtained gel '2' has the following molar
composition: 5.3 Na20 : 1.8 K20 : Al203 : 2.2 SiO2 : 122 H20. ~-
Gel '2' was mixed with a half of gel '1'. The mixture was heated at
60C for 70 hours. The crystals were recovered by filtration and washed
extensively with deionized water until pH of the filtrate was neutral. The
crystalline product has an FAU/EMT intergrowth structure, characterized by
the XRD pattern shown in Figure la (top). Chemical analysis shows that the
zeolite has a Si/Al ratio of 1.45.
Example 2. Synthesis of FAU/EMT interqrowth with Si/Al=1.36
Gels '1' and '2' were prepared in the same way as in Example 1. Gel
'2' was combined with 3/8 of gel '1' to form a mixture. The mixture was
heated at 60C for 70 hours. The product recovery procedure was the same
as described in Example 1. The crystalline zeolite has an FAU/EMT
intergrowth structure, characterized by the XRD pattern shown in Figure lb
(middle). Chemical analysis shows that the zeolite has a Si/Al ratio of
1.36.
Example 3. Synthesis of FAU/EMT interqrowth with Si/Al=1.17
Gels '1' and '2' were prepared in the same way as in Example 1. Gel
'2' was combined with 1/8 of gel '1' to form a mixture. The mixture was
heated at 60C for 70 hours. The formed product was filtered and washed.
The crystalline product has an FAU/EMT intergrowth structure, characterized
by the XRD pattern shown in Figure 1c (bottom). Chemical analysis shows
that the zeolite has a Si/Al ratio of 1.17.
Examples 1 to 3 show that varying the amount of gel '1' in the
mixture revealed products with different Si/Al ratios (shown in Table 1)
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and different EMT phase contents (shown by XRD patterns in Figure 1).
Example 4. Synthesis of FAU/EMT interqrowth usinq different Al sourcesThis example uses sodium aluminate instead of Al(OH)3 as an Al
source.
Gel '1' was prepared as follows. 3.74 9 of NaOH solution (50 wt.%)
was mixed with 24.2 9 of deionized water. 3.63 9 of sodium aluminate (EM
Science) was dissolved into the above solution. 25.0 9 of colloidal silica
(Ludox HS40, Dupont) was added. The mixture was stirred at room
temperature for 48 hours. The obtained gel '1' has the follo~ing molar
composition: Na20 : Al203 : 10 SiO2 : 140 H20.
Gel '2' was prepared as follows. 8.69 9 of NaOH (97 wt.%) and 6.g3 9
of KOH (87.4 wt.%) were dissolved in 53.1 9 of deionized water. 5.71 9 of
sodium aluminate (Spectrum) was added to form a solution. 13.8 9 of sodium
silicate (PQ 'N' brand) was added into the above solution to form a gel.
The gel was aged at room temperature for 24 hours. The obtained gel '2'
has the following molar composition: 5.3 Na20 : 1.8 K20 : Al203 : 2.2 Si 2:
122 H20.
Gel '2' was mixed with a half of gel '1'. The mixture was heated at
70C for 48 hours. The crystals were filtered and washed. The product has
an FAU/EMT intergrowth structure, characterized by the XRD pattern shown in
Figure 2. Chemical analysis shows that the zeolite has a Si/Al ratio of
1.17.
Example 5.
Examples 5 to 7 demonstrate the variation of SiO2/Al203 ratio for gel
'2'.
Gel '1' was prepared in the same way as in Example 1.
Gel '2' was prepared as follows. 8.80 9 of NaOH (97 wt.%) and 6.93 9
of KOH (87.4 wt.%) were dissolved in 53.8 9 of deionized water. 5.71 9 of
sodium aluminate (Spectrum) was added to form a solution. 12.6 9 of sodium
silicate (PQ 'N' brand) is added into the above solution to form a gel.
The gel was aged at room temperature for 24 hours. The obtained gel '2'
has the following molar composition: 5.3 Na20 : 1.8 K20 : Al203 : 2.0 Si 2:
122 H20.
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Gel '2' was combined with a quarter of gel '1'. The mixture was
heated at 70C for 72 hours. The crystals were filtered and washed. The
product has an FAU/EMT intergrowth structure with the XRD pattern similar
to that in Example 4, and with an electron micrograph exhibiting hexagonal
plate-like crystals typically found in intergrowths of FAU and EMT.
Chemical analysis shows that the zeolite has a Si/Al ratio of 1.14.
Example 6.
Gel '1' was prepared in the same way as in Example 1.
Gel '2' was prepared as follows. 9.13 9 of NaOH (97 wt.~ and 6.93 g
of KOH (87.4 wt.%) were dissolved in 55.3 9 of deionized water. 5.71 9 of
sodium aluminate (Spectrum~ was added to form a solution. 10.0 9 of sodium
silicate (PQ 'N' brand) is added into the above solution to form a gel.
The gel was aged at room temperature for 24 hours. The obtained gel '2'
has the following molar composition: 5.3 Na20 : 1.8 K20 : Al203 : 1.6 SiO2:
122 H20.
Gel '2' was combined with a quarter of gel '1'. The mixture was
heated at 70C for 72 hours. The crystals were filtered and washed. The
product has an FAU/EMT intergrowth structure with the XRD pattern similar
to that in Example 4. Chemical analysis shows that the zeolite has a Si/Al
ratio of 1.14.
Example 7.
Gel '1' was prepared in the same way as in Example 1.
Gel '2' was prepared as follows. 9.44 9 of NaOH (97 wt.%) and 6.93 9
of KOH (87.4 wt.%) were dissolved in 56.8 9 of deionized water. 5.71 9 of
sodium aluminate (Spectrum) was added to form a solution. 7.5 9 of sodium
silicate (PQ 'N' brand) is added into the above solution to form a gel.
The gel was aged at room temperature for 24 hours. The obtained gel '2'
has the following molar composition: 5.3 Na20 : 1.8 K20 : Al203 : 1.2 SiO2:
122 H20.
Gel '2' was combined with a quarter of gel '1'. The mixture was
heated at 70C for 72 hours. The crystals were filtered and washed. The
product has an FAU/EMT intergrowth structure. Chemical analysis shows that
the zeolite has a Si/Al ratio of 1.12.
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Example 8. Synthesis with statically aqed qel '1'
Gel '1' was prepared in the same way as in Example 1 except that the
gel was statically aged for 48 hours instead of stirring.
Gel '2' was prepared in the same way as in Example 4.
Gel '2' was mixed with a quarter of gel '1'. The mixture was heated
at 70C for 72 hours. The crystals were filtered and washed. The
crystalline product has an FAU/EMT intergrowth structure.
This example has demonstrated that ageing gel '1' can be either
static or agitated.
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Example 9. Synthesis with non-aqed qel '2'
Gel '1' was prepared in the same way as in Example 1.
Gel '2' was prepared in the same way as in Example 4 except that the
gel was not aged.
Gel '2' was mixed with a quarter of gel '1'. The mixture was heated
at 70C for 72 hours. The crystals were filtered and washed. The product
has an FAU/EMT intergrowth structure.
Example 10. Synthesis with non-aqed qel '1'
Gel '1' was prepared in the same way as in Example 1, except that the
gel was not aged. Gel '2' was prepared in the same way as in Example 4.
Gel '2' was mixed with a quarter of gel '1'. The mixture was heated at
70C for 72 hours. The crystals were filtered and washed. The product is
a mixture of FAU, chabasite and Na-P. This example has demonstrated that
ageing gel '1', a silica-rich gel, is a necessary procedure.
Example 11. Adsorption properties of Li and Ca exchanqed FAU/EMT
The composition of FAU/EMT intergrowth can be ion-exchanged into
other cation forms such as Li, Mg, and Ca, etc., and can be used for air
separation. The results of N2 and 2 adsorption on Li and Ca ion-exchanged
FAU/EMT intergrowths will be demonstrated for this application.
Some FAU/EMT intergrowth samples were ion-exchanged four times at
100C with a 1.0M LiCl or 2.0M CaCl2 solution (solid/solution ratio = 1
9/25 ml). Adsorption results are in Table 1.
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Table 1 Adsorption properties for Li and Ca exchanged FAU/EMT
intergrowths
Example Si/Al d Li(Ca)/Al b Micro3pore volume' Adsorpti3~n capacityd
(cm /g) (cm /g,STP)
N2 2
1 1.45 0.91 0.33 13.5 3.9
2 1.36 0.93 0.32 16.4 4.2
3 1.17 0.97 0.30 21.0 4.0
4 1.17 0.97 0.30 19.0 ~ 4.0
1.14 0.97 0.31 20.7 4.1
6 1.14 0.97 0.31 21.4 4.1
7 1.12 0.97 0.30 23.0 4.2
1.14 (0.51)e 0.30 26.7 7.7
7 1.12 (0.52)e 0.30 27.5 7.5
a) From bulk chemical analysis.
b) Li/Al ratio is based on residue Na and K cations.
c) Oxygen adsorption capacity measured at -196C, 20 torr on a McBain-Bakr balance.
d) Measured at 23C, 1 atm.
20 e) Ca/Al ratio, based on bulk chemical analysis.
The present work differs from the prior art in that: the synthesis does not
require organic additives; the synthesis does not require Li, Cs or
tetramethylammonium cations; preparation is fairly simple; the gel composition for
25 crystallization is wide, conditions are flexible, and products are stable in the
mother liquor; and the products have a high micropore volume (greater than 0.20
cm3/g.
The present invention has been set forth with regard to several preferred
embodiments, however the full scope of the present invention should be ascertained
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